Eric: well first off, tell me your names, and the other band members names, and what you all play

Alex: Alex (me) and Ryan both play guitar and sing
Alex: Kevin plays bass, and tom plays drums

Eric: awesome
Eric: how long have you guys been a band?

Alex: since February of last year
Alex: so about 1 full year

Eric: did you have a few small bands before Adelphi?

Alex: we had a really crappy pop punk band called “fat Austin”

Eric: and how did that turn out

Alex: well
Alex: we played a really big battle of the bands
Alex: in DC
Alex: and we got second place out of 50 bands
Alex: so we started getting really serious

Eric: so how did Adelphi form?

Alex: adelphi formed in February of 2003 when our drummer quit
Alex: and we found tom
Alex: and started a whole new band

Eric: and, tell me what enthused productions is, a record label or?

Alex: nah
Alex: it’s my brother’s company, he just loves music and really wants to help out local bands
Alex: the site is www.enthusedproductions.com, definitely go check it out
Alex: my brother’s heart is in the right place and he really loves to help out

Eric: so do you think being on his website gets your name out?
Eric: and, how has it helped you?

Alex: yeah definitely
Tom: yes it has helped
Tom: and right now that site is where everyone goes to buy our CD
Alex: my brother paid for the second pressing of our CD as well
Alex: so we could have CDs on tour last summer

Eric: so your CD “Don’t Pass Go” tell me a little bit about it, the message it sends to people, etc…

Alex: hmmm
Alex: it’s really pop punk, we’ve grown a lot since then
Alex: I guess it’s mostly about girls Tom: the message is dont pass go
Tom: like seriously
Tom: in monopoly
Tom: dont pass go
Tom: greedy bastard

Eric: haha

Alex: haha tom

Eric: so was that your first real CD?

Alex: yeah it was our first real CD

Eric: how long did it take to record it?

Tom: a month or so?
Tom: we werenï¿Â½t in the studio constantly though
Alex: yeah
Tom: because it was near DC at American University
Alex: it was free at American U
Alex: this guy Matt Thomas who still works with us a lot, he is the shit
Tom: so it was far away and we had to make sure there was time available

Eric: so if Adelphi isn’t as pop punk as it used to be, what would you say your music is now?

Alex: I wouldn’t really put ourselves in a specific genre
Tom: I hate that question personally
Tom: its 2 guitars
Tom: bass guitar
Tom: drums
Alex: we just try to be different I guess
Tom: and 2 vocalists
Tom: if u like us
Tom: awesome
Tom: if u donï¿Â½t
Tom: oh well
Alex: Kevin says, “no dude we’re metal core”

Eric: haha

Tom: but I hate people who make assumptions…
Tom: oh man their emo
Tom: I donï¿Â½t like emo blah blah
Alex: yeah we sing emotionally sometimes

Eric: how do you guys go about writing songs, and were do lyrics come from?

Alex: um
Alex: we usually write music in practice
Alex: and then go home and write lyrics
Alex: they’re always based off of personal experiences

Eric: awesome, have you guys been playing a lot shows lately?

Alex: actually no, we’ve been doing nothing but writing
Tom: and recording
Alex: but we have a secret barrage of shows booked
Tom: and promoting
Alex: and we’re going to release it soon
Alex: updates

Eric: are you guys planning on putting out anything new?

Alex: yeah we have all new stuff
Alex: recorded and everything
Alex: but I don’t think we’re going to put it out anytime soon
Tom: yeah demo
Alex: they’re all demos

Eric: how many songs will there be?

Tom: too many for your ears to handle

Eric: intense

Tom: it will be an orgasm
Tom: none of this 10 second orgasm crap
Tom: a long one
Alex: yeah

Eric: hahahaha

Alex: when we finish the CD
Alex: it’s going to be the kind of thing you want to play straight through

Eric: I can’t wait!
Eric: were do you guys see yourselves going in the future, such as tour, music, etc?

Alex: touring really soon
Alex: putting out an EP
Tom: yep yep

Eric: do you plan on staying the same style?

Alex: maybe
Alex: it just depends on how things come out
Alex: I have the feeling we’re going to constantly change
Alex: and our music will be unexpected

Eric: what bands do you plan on going on tour with?
Eric: and were will this tour be going?

Tom: taking back sunday!
Tom: would be amazing
Alex: we are hoping senses fail takes us on tour this summer
Tom: so if taking back sunday is reading this interview
Tom: give us a ringy dingding
Alex: and we will hopefully be on the smartpunk stage at warped tour

Eric: are you friends with them?

Alex: yeah we are cool with senses fail
Tom: there just awesome
Alex: they are nice guys
Tom: we know senses fail

Eric: how did you meet up with them?

Alex: um…Garrett heard our stuff on purevolume and liked it
Alex: and told the other guys I guess

Eric: so, do you have any good or bad memories from shows, maybe funny stories?

Alex: uh…
Alex: hmm
Alex: when we were in South Carolina
Tom: hahaha
Alex: there was a crazy chick that tried to tell us that she wanted to get us more shows
Alex: and we didnï¿Â½t buy it
Alex: but our friends did in another band
Alex: and they ended up having crazy night full of things such as
Alex: (not in this particular order)
Alex: underwear, bed, trunks, and blood
Tom: hahaha
Tom: nighttime stories

Eric: wow, pretty crazy

Alex: oh yeah, and weird hotel rooms
Tom: bedtime stories
Tom: and fat girl

Eric: hahaha
Eric: and what ended up happening to you guys?

Alex: we followed them into the middle of no-where NC for a while
Alex: and then left and drove north to our next show at like 3am

Eric: crazy

Alex: our old bassist’s feet stunk that night too

Eric: hehe

Tom: haha
Alex: it was awful
Tom: yeah
Alex: and it was raining
Tom: reaaaallllyyy bad
Alex: like cheese
Tom: no it was really hot

Eric: tell me what happened their, why did you guys end up switching bass players?

Alex: yeah
Alex: it was a mutual thing
Alex: let’s not go there
Alex: he’s a really nice kid and we’re all still friends
Alex: so Iï¿Â½m happy

Eric: thatï¿Â½s good
Eric: so tell me what we can expect from your new stuff?

Alex: it’s different
Alex: everyone is saying it’s unlike anything they’ve heard before
Alex: but we still keep the same feel to our songs

Eric: cool

Alex: we love how we write, it works for us
Alex: and tom is an awesome drummer

Eric: any surprises we should be notified of, such as shows, music on the CD?
Eric: signings?

Alex: you’ll just have to wait

Eric: hehe

Alex: just tell everyone, if we disappear for a while, don’t worry, we aren’t gone
Alex: we’re just waiting for the right time
Alex: we want to make sure we’re happy with our music before we put it out there
Alex: yeah if you like attention, ten, and john, you will love the new stuff
Alex: thanks a lot dude

Eric: going to be amazing
Eric: alright well is there anything else you guys like to say before we move on to something different?

Alex: nope, we can move on

Fun and Games with Adelphi

Eric: alright, haven’t tried this before but what the hell
Eric: this is what Iï¿Â½m going to call the lightning round
Eric: for fun

Alex: ok
Alex: this sounds fun
Alex: do I get to take my pants off
Tom: haha Iï¿Â½m ready

Eric: I will say a word, and you say the first thing that comes to your mind alright?

Alex: ok cool

Eric: 80’s metal?

Alex: black
Tom: def leppard
Alex: lightning?

Eric: Ted Nugent?

Alex: ugly
Tom: who
Alex: guns

Eric: hahahahaha

Tom: hehehehe
Alex: keep it coming

Eric: taking back sunday?

Alex: awesome
Tom: amazing

Eric: just wanted to see what you would say

Kevin: statin island
Tom: haha
Alex: staten

Eric: pepperoni pizza?

Alex: tom
Tom: my face
Alex: hehehehehe
Tom: lololol
Alex: HAHAHAHA
Alex: LOLOLOLOHAHAHA

Eric: heheheh

Eric: highschool?

Alex: acne
Alex: Iï¿Â½m Rick James, bitch

Eric: hahaha

Tom: good times
Alex: top

Eric: Drama?

Alex: queen
Alex: is a good band
Alex: lightning round? go faster

Eric: lets see
Tom: drama = suck
Alex: ok when you’re done
Tom: than all move onto the lightning round
Alex: we’re gonna ask you lightning round questions
Alex: ok go

Eric: Don’t Pass Go?

Alex: exactly…
Tom: who?

Eric: greasy Hair?

Tom: Alex
Alex: mark Ryan
Tom: mark who we recorded with

Eric: Buck Teeth?
Alex: tom
Tom: alley(Ryanï¿Â½s gf)

Eric: Punk Rock?

Tom: blink182 yay
Alex: live Tyler

Eric: Love?

Tom: hate
Alex: Casey

Eric: Fat People?

Alex: you

Eric: hahahah

Alex: Austin
Tom: roast them and eat um

Eric: death?

Alex: crotch
Tom: no

Eric: Testicles?
Alex: sack
Tom: smelly

Eric: Adelphi?

Alex: sucks
Tom: who?
Alex: emril

Eric: rulz!

Tom: yum
Alex: ok
Alex: we are gonna lightning round you
Alex: ready?

Eric: alright go for it

Alex: phone booth?

Eric: sex

Alex: fuckhonk?

Eric: Mazda

Alex: Ollie?

Eric: bitches

Alex: it’s gonna rain?

Eric: April

Alex: what side of the van would you get out of to do that?

Eric: piss

Alex: sprankton?

Eric: allister

Alex: a noun, a disease you get from chewing too much?

Eric: aids

Alex: commercial pj’s?

Eric: king of queens

Alex: Markus Frisbee?

Eric: the Olympics

Alex: Marcus whoops–retarded

Eric: Michael Jordan

Alex: ok Kevinï¿Â½s taking over

Eric: alrighty

Alex: jizz

Eric: balls

Alex: durex

Eric: condom

Alex: bullshit
Alex: colon

Eric: cow

Tom: disease
Alex: hooptie

Eric: fire

Alex: six deuce

Eric: emo kids

Tom: bloody anus

Eric: best friend
Eric: bahahahaha

Alex: midget cock

Eric: only friend

Alex: hahah
Alex: aright

Eric: that all you got?

Alex: letï¿Â½s play “fuck, kill, marry”

Eric: hehe
Eric: how do you play that

Alex: who you’d FUCK who you’d KILL who you’d MARRY
Alex: in like
Alex: 2 seconds

Eric: alright
Eric: Michelle
Eric: Tyler
Eric: Markus

Alex: Brittany, Alicia keys, Batman
Alex: I got one
Tom: Paris, oprah, and your mom

Eric: ali mcbeal, tom, jerry

Alex: Hilary duff, Justin timberlake KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
Alex: if sheï¿Â½s reading tell her I love her

Eric: Hilary duff, daddy like

Tom: yeah tell her I’m ready and waiting
Alex: bill cosby, tom haller, Hilary Clinton
Alex: hahahahah

Eric: I think I will have to get her before I tell her about you guys
Eric: haha

Alex: no she’s mine
Alex: ask tom
Alex: I called her

Eric: ok u win
Eric: did you really

Alex: yea
Alex: ask tom
Alex: TOM

Eric: she answer

Alex: NUCCA
Eric: did u talk to her
Alex: no
Alex: I meant

Eric: what happened

Alex: I “called” her
Alex: like I got dibs
Alex: WE GOT A PEPPA BAAAR

Eric: how do you figure

Alex: THE QUIZNO SUUUUUUBS
Alex: out of the band
Alex: for when we get famous
Alex: Iï¿Â½m gonna marry her cuz I picked her
Alex: Ryanï¿Â½s already married

Eric: oh

Alex: Alex is asexual

Eric: haha

Alex: and tom is gonna marry seabiscuit
Eric: lmao

Tom: yeah he called her
Tom: and yes
Tom: Iï¿Â½m marrying seabiscuit
Alex: Alex has sex those squishy tubes you get at the aquarium
Tom: but sheï¿Â½s actually dead
Tom: so one of her relatives
Alex: that pop out of your hands when you hold em
Tom: woah dude
Tom: thatï¿Â½d be a good idea
Tom: to get one of them
Tom: and slap sum lube in it
Tom: Iï¿Â½m buying one of them tomorrow
Alex: haha
Alex: were putting that in OUR interview
Alex: tell everyone to join the adelphi myspace

Eric: alrighty
Eric: anything else

Alex: and enthused productions
Tom: and
Alex: cuz theres a pic of Ryanï¿Â½s ass
Tom: www.purevolume.com/adelphirock
Eric: alrighty
Eric: well thanks for your time guys
Alex: and www.boohbah.com
Alex: and BUBB RUBB IS MY HERO
Alex: WOO WOOOOOOOO

Eric: thanks again guys